Michael Schetzel

Michael Schetzel is senior vice president and chief of staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, where he oversees critical enterprise functions including strategic planning, communications and internal governance for the president and first vice president. He also serves as secretariat to the Executive Leadership Team. 

Prior to joining the Dallas Fed, Mike Schetzel was senior policy advisor in the international policy and strategy function at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Markets Group, where he led the Bank’s international engagement.

Schetzel began his career at the New York Fed in 1996 and spent most of his early time at the Bank in the Markets Group, where he worked in monetary policy implementation and later as head of foreign exchange and investment. He also spent two years on secondment to the Bank of England, where he worked in foreign reserves management.

In 2006, Schetzel left the New York Fed to join Bridgewater Associates, where he contributed to the setting of the firm’s global macro-outlook. He returned to the New York Fed in 2007 and was seconded to the U.S. Treasury during the early days of the Global Financial Crisis, then returned to the Bank as chief of staff of the Markets Group. In 2009, he became chief of staff to the New York Fed’s president. In 2013, he led international analysis and strategy, where he managed the Bank’s international engagements across different business lines.

In 2021, Schetzel was detailed to the National Security Council, where he was senior policy adviser to the deputy national security adviser on international economics.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.